Lando Norris suffered a minor injury to his left foot during the summer break, his team have confirmed.
The McLaren driver was seen wearing a foot brace on a live video stream. A McLaren spokesperson told RaceFans it is a “precautionary” measure.“It looks way more dramatic than it is,” they added.
“He mildly inflamed a tendon in his left foot while out running while he was on holiday. If it was anyone else they wouldn’t be wearing a boot. It’s belt and braces for a couple of days to isolate it while it recovers.”
McLaren does not expect to need a substitute for the 18-year-old. It has an arrangement with Renault to call on the services of its test driver Sergey Sirotkin in the event a replacement is needed.
The Formula 1 season resumes this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps.
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Chaitanya
26th August 2019, 11:42
He was at the Silverstone GP yesterday and it didnt seem like his injury was serious so hopefully most of it has healed.
socksolid (@socksolid)
26th August 2019, 12:08
Here is a good tip. Don’t borrow shoes from alonso.
Smurfler
26th August 2019, 12:08
A game of tennis….?
;-)
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
26th August 2019, 15:35
There’s not much braking at Spa.
erikje
26th August 2019, 16:07
Not “much” braking.. but if you use them…….!
NS Biker (@rekibsn)
26th August 2019, 17:34
Headline should read … “McLaren Gives Norris The Boot Following Incident.”
Wes (@flashofsilver)
27th August 2019, 14:11
Don’t encourage them. It is already bad enough around here as it is.
Islander
27th August 2019, 12:45
It’s OK. It’s his right foot he needs to push on the gas, not his left.